The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-24
NORTHERN OHIO.

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tel last week, bringing with her Mis-
West, of Marietta, who has entered the
college. Miss Ames is the faithful super
intendent OF the Sunday school at Belpre
and has been visiting our Akron Sunday
school, studying the methods and man
agement, with view of introducing some
new features into her own school. This
is commendable thing to do, and if more
of our superintendent and teachers
would visit the best schools and study
the workings of the same, it would be the
means of securing more systematic and
effective methods for their own schools
Nothing short of faithful, painstakine
and persistent effort will make our schools
what they should be; and we are glad to
see this spirit Of improvement taking pos
session of our friends.
Rev. M. L. Hewitt,
is the only preacher at present in the
Washington Association. He breaches
at the First and Second Bslpre churches;
also at Frost, Fairfield, Vincent and Sa-
lem, once a month, at each point. This
is certainly large circuit, and with the
class OF well-to. do people, as we know
them to be, it seems they ought to sus-
tain at least two ministers. Br. Hewitt is
said to be an able sermonizer and is do
ing an excellent work; but it is scarcely
possible for one to live so remotely from
most Of his work and work up the inter-
ests OF all these churches as they should
be. Besides, there are other places with
in the Association where there should be
preaching such as Dudley, Watertown
and McConnellsville. At the latter place
a theologue from one of the Eastern di-
vinity schools has been preaching during
vacation, but we understand that he has
returned to complete his studies. Sunday
schools are sustained at Salem, Frost,
First Belpre, Vincent and Watertown.
At Salem the school has over 100 schol-
ars and First Belpre about forty.
The Y. P. M. A. OF our Akron parish
held it's first monthly meeting since va
cation, at the home Of the pastor, on last
Friday evening, there being present
about seventy-five persons, large num-
Der of them being students, together
with four Of the lady teachers from the
college. A number of the old members
were absenr, some of whom were among
the graduates of last years class, who
have gone from the city. After the close
of the regular business exercises, the
pastor spoke encouragingly of the out
look and outlined, for the benefit OF new
members, the work of the Association.
There was no regular program, but the
company was treated to both instrument
tai and vocal music, and refreshments.
The social features proved enjoyable and
profitable. "Aunty Brown" who had
been chosen as city missionary, finding
her domestic duties and care of students
in her charge SO great as to make it i'm
practicable for her to accept this new
post of duty, declined to serve; and it is
an important question and one hard to
answer, as to who can be secured to take
her place. We hope some one will soon
be found to enter upon this important
field OF work. Altogether this was per-
haps the most hopeful gathering of the
young people of our Akron church, and
is prophetic of great good to be done in
the years to come.
The Central Association.
This Association held very success
full meeting at Jersey September Gil.
Rev. FL. l.. Garfield preaching twice, Rev.
N. Crazy once, Rev. Mr.. Fisher once, and
Rev. VIM. Tucker four times, all to good
acceptance. The music was fine, and a
cordial hospitality was extended to all.
On Sunday morning Mrs. Fisher and
MISS Gurney, each gave recitation
that delighted the large audience, and
the children gave an entertainment of
song that was very enjoyable. The new
church will soon be completed,
Rev. DR.. Tucker is publishing in the
Antiquarian, a series of papers on "Bib-
lical Archaeology" and in the Phrenolog-
zeal Journal, papers on Comparative
Religions" In the minutes of the New
York Academy of Anthropology is pre-.
sented the substance of paper by the
same author on a." Comparative Psycholo-
gy," this epitome having been published
in the Church Union for March. The
four differential features of instinct in
man and brutes we're stated thus: "The
intelligence of the lower animals is in.
stinctive, not rational; stationary rather
than progressive; unconscious; under a
law of peces sity and not free and respon
sible; vital and not spiritual, subscribing
physiological processes rather than spir-
itual development"
The New Grouse Gymnasium
is rapidly going up; the foundation is al
ready completed and the superstructure
is steadily rising and assuming symmet-
ricsl proportions, and Jan. l, 1883, will
no doubt find the structure completed.
The registration in the college SO far this
term shows the attendance fully up to
last year.
The Western Reserve Association,
though not SO largely attended as it
should have been, was a successful gath
ering. There were present all the minis
tiers within the Association, except Rev.
r. b. Marsh, of Kent. 1t is unfortunate